- Date
- July 20, 1990, 22:00 local (Jul 21, 1990, 06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Louise, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7866UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900720027729A
- Case key
- 5408
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was a crosswind.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
After touchdown on the gravel road, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to strike a road sign.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7866U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251866
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel Perry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 600 in this make and model · 2,600 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.